Suchergebnisse

Misadministration in Sweden.
The Swedish ombudsman has wide-ranging powers to combat misadministration and can even adjudicate upon the expediency of administrative decisions and upon the adequacy of the procedures and practices involved. Mr. Wennergren cites four different examples of ombudsman intervention and other cases of victims to misadministration.

In Sweden, the rule of law was recognized more than a thousand years ago. Swedish law has its roots in Germanic law. The country has had the privilege of developing its legal institutions in a relatively undisturbed, although, of course, not uninfluenced, way. The development has therefore been extraordinarily continuous. With regard to institutions for defending the citizen against official wrongs, the king comes into focus in his role of guardian of the law. But institutions to which this function was delegated—royal courts, royal officials, and the like—also demand attention. The potentiality of local courts to protect citizens must not be forgotten, nor the control of bureaucracy that parliament, the Riksdag, developed. Here the system of document publicity, as well as the office of the Ombudsman enter the picture. It should be kept in mind that control of bureaucracy is built upon the fact that Swedish officials have, for a long time, performed their duties under a severe penal responsibility. In order to provide a background to later articles in this volume of THE ANNALS, special attention is paid to institutions related to the institution of the Ombudsman.

In Sweden, the rule of law was recognized more than a 1,000 yrs ago. Swedish law has its roots in Germanic law. The country has had the privilege of developing its legal instit's in a relatively undisturbed, although, of course, not uninfluenced, way. The development has therefore been extraordinarily continuous. With regard to instit's for defending the citizen against official wrongs, the king comes into focus in his role of guardian of the law. But instit's to which this function was delegated-royal courts, royal officials, & the like-also demand attention. The potentiality of local courts to protect citizens must not be forgotten, nor the control of bur'cy that Parliament, the Riksdag, developed. Here the system of document publicity, as well as the office of the Ombudsman, enter the picture. It should be kept in mind that control of burley is built upon the fact that Swedish officials have, for a long time, performed their duties under a severe penal responsibility. In order to provide a background to later articles in this issue, special attention is paid to instit's related to the instit of the Ombudsman. HA.